Sep 25, 2024 | Blog
Playground Build with Monumental Sports and Entertainment and Kaboom! Earlier this month, just in time for the new school year, with our partners KABOOM! and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, and more than 125 volunteers, WHC built a new playground at...
Sep 3, 2024 | Blog
The lack of affordable housing in the DMV and in communities across the nation looms large as a political issue in this election cycle. Several studies this year highlight the frustration and angst in voters’ minds about the housing crisis and the need for solutions....
Jun 26, 2024 | Blog
June brings the summer solstice, longer, light-filled days. I can’t believe it’s already midyear. As I reflect on our work at Washington Housing Conservancy, I am buoyed by the traction we are getting around our model and our thought leadership on the vital importance...
May 30, 2024 | Blog
Housing and Mental Health May is National Mental Health Month, a valuable moment to discuss the link between mental health and housing. In recent years, the issue of high rent and unaffordable housing has become a prominent concern in many cities around the world....
Apr 29, 2024 | Blog
Fair Housing: Inclusive, equitable and affordable Fifty-six years ago this month, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act, a landmark civil rights legislation that made it unlawful to discriminate in housing transactions. At the heart of fair housing...
Mar 29, 2024 | Blog
Why Focusing on Social Infrastructure is Core to WHC’s Impact Our social infrastructure is fragmented and crumbling. While our country’s physical infrastructure – roads, bridges, tunnels, and fiber networks – grab attention and public dollars, our social...
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